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侗

dòng / tóng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Dong ethnic group (Kam people)

Examples

侗族以鼓楼和风雨桥闻名。
Dòngzú yǐ gǔlóu hé fēngyǔqiáo wénmíng.
The Dong ethnic group is famous for its drum towers and wind-and-rain bridges.
许多侗族村寨在贵州的山区。
Xǔduō Dòngzú cūnzhài zài Guìzhōu de shānqū.
Many Dong villages are in the mountains of Guizhou.

Tips

culture
The Dong (侗族, also called the Kam) are one of China's 56 recognized ethnic groups, concentrated in Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi. They are known for polyphonic 'Grand Song' choral music.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person
亻 is the side form of 人 (person), the standard radical for words naming peoples and human types — here a named ethnic group.
phonetic
同 tóng
same; phonetic
同 supplies the sound (read tóng on its own; the ethnic-name reading shifted to dòng). It carries no meaning here.

Stroke Order

侗 dòng